Christian Andreu-von Euw
Top rated Intellectual Property Litigation attorney in San Diego, California
The Business Litigation Group
Practice areas: Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 2009
Education: University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Languages spoken: English, German, Spanish
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Christian brings an engineer's problem-solving instincts and grounded practicality to high-stakes, high-tech litigation. He builds on the technical expertise he developed in a career in electrical and optical engineering, focusing on complex disputes involving artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and technology contracts.
His practice focuses on disputes involving artificial intelligence, intellectual property (patents, trade secrets, and copyrights), and contract disputes arising from software development, technology collaborations, and startup M&A. He offers a compelling alternative to Big Law — top-tier representation without the institutional overhead.
Christian has tried cases before judges, juries, and arbitrators in federal and state courts, the International Trade Commission, and private arbitration. His matters span semiconductors, database design, AI systems, data security, genetically engineered crops, and medical devices. He also has deep experience in forensic analysis and complex technology-assisted discovery.
Christian teaches Data Security and Privacy Law at USD School of Law and serves on the Sedona Conference's AI working group. He is an active board member of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and participates in the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Artificial Intelligence Inn of Court, and San Diego's Welsh & Wallace Inns of Court.
Based in San Diego, he litigates throughout the country.
Practice areas
Intellectual Property Litigation, Business LitigationFocus areas
Trade Secret
- 70% Intellectual Property Litigation
- 30% Business Litigation
First Admitted: 2009, California
Professional Webpage: https://blgrp.com/christian
Bar / Professional Activity
- Board of Governors - San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL). Head of the organizing committee for the 2026 Annual Seminar, 2026
- Member of the Louis M. Welsh Inn of Court, 2026
- Member of the Clifford J. Wallace Inn of Court, 2026
- Adjunct Professor, University of San Diego School of Law. Teach Privacy and Data Security Law, 2025
- Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Co-Drafter of the organization's upcoming AI Handbook, 2026
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Planner5D v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. Represented Planner5D. Planner5D alleged that Meta Platforms (f/k/a Facebook) and Princeton University infringed on Planner5D's copyrights and misappropriated Planner5D's trade secrets by scraping 3D models from Planner 5D's servers and using those 3D models to train AI models. The case settled shortly before trial after Planner 5D survived two rounds of summary judgment briefing., 2025
- Represented Teradata in trade secret/copyright suit involving parallelized database technology. See https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816761/000162828026010578/tdc-20260219.htm , 2025
- PermaLiner Industries, LLC v. Nu Flow Technology USA, Inc. My firm represented Nu Flow when Nu Flow was accused of patent infringement by PermaLiner Industries. We located and produced evidence that the patents asserted by PermaLiner were anticipated a device designed in Germany before the claimed invention date. The parties reached a tentative settlement after that evidence was produced and the case is stayed pending the negotiation of a final settlement agreement., 2025
Videos
- A comparative overview of state and federal civil procedure from the inception of a case through trial. Topics discussed include differences in jurisdiction, case management, fact and expert discovery obligations, summary judgments, pretrial preparation, and trials., Comparative Overview: Civil Procedure in State and Federal Court, Lawyers, 2023
Representative Clients
- Planner 5D (www.planner5d.com). Represented Planner 5D in a trade secret / copyright dispute alleging that Meta Platforms (aka facebook) and Princeton University misappropriated Planner 5D's secret 3D models for use in Artificial Intelligence training. The case settled shortly before trial., 2025
- Miller v. Becton Dickinson - Represent the sellers of NAT Diagnostics in litigation about Becton diagnostics purchase of NAT Diagnostics, 2026
- In re JGT. Represented a Mexican national accused of spying on Iranian government in multiple trials and other proceedings over the course of ten years., 2023
- Entrata (www.entrata.com). Represented Entrata in trade secret/copyright/anti-trust suit involving allegations of software copying and data security vulnerabilities., 2020
- Teradata Corporation (https://www.teradata.com/). Represented Teradata in trade secret/copyright suit involving parallelized database technology., 2026
Pro bono / Community Service
- Treasurer, Crawford Academy of Law Foundation (2015-Present) Chair, Crawford Academy of Law Advisory Board (2015-2021), 2021
Educational Background
- Principal at the Business Litigation Group, specializing in business and intellectual property litigation., 2023
- Founder of Tech.Law, law firm specializing in technology litigation., 2021-2023
- Associate at Morrison & Foerster, specializing in business and intellectual property litigation., 2009-2021
White Papers
- The Ninth Circuit has signaled a shift away from strict up-front trade secret disclosures, as required in California state court, instead approving a more iterative approach that refines the identified trade secrets at issue over the course of discovery., Trade Secret Disclosure in Litigation – The Federal Advantage, Technology, 2025
- Describes recent supreme court jurisprudence affecting data security litigation., Data Security Update: Transunion v. Ramirez, and Van Buren v. United States, Data Security Ligation, 2022
- Overview of TransUnion v. Ramirez decision., A STATUTORY CLAIM IS NOT ENOUGH. NO CONCRETE HARM, NO STANDING., Lawyers, 2021
- Article for the Association of Business Trial Lawyers describing the career and personal advantages of pro-bono work., The Benefits of Recommitting to Pro Bono, Lawyers, 2019
Industry Groups
- Artificial Intelligence
- Communications
- Computing
- life sciences.
- Software
Office location for Christian Andreu-von Euw
3525 Del Mar Heights Rd
Ste. A, #1861
San Diego, CA 92130
Phone: 888-985-5908
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2019
